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EP3099866B1 - A concrete tower and related formwork and related method of construction - Google Patents

A concrete tower and related formwork and related method of construction Download PDF

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EP3099866B1
EP3099866B1 EP15743176.8A EP15743176A EP3099866B1 EP 3099866 B1 EP3099866 B1 EP 3099866B1 EP 15743176 A EP15743176 A EP 15743176A EP 3099866 B1 EP3099866 B1 EP 3099866B1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
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    • E04H12/34—Arrangements for erecting or lowering towers, masts, poles, chimney stacks, or the like
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    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66C—CRANES; LOAD-ENGAGING ELEMENTS OR DEVICES FOR CRANES, CAPSTANS, WINCHES, OR TACKLES
    • B66C23/00—Cranes comprising essentially a beam, boom, or triangular structure acting as a cantilever and mounted for translatory of swinging movements in vertical or horizontal planes or a combination of such movements, e.g. jib-cranes, derricks, tower cranes
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    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04G—SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS
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    • E04G13/02—Falsework, forms, or shutterings for particular parts of buildings, e.g. stairs, steps, cornices, balconies foundations, sills for columns or like pillars; Special tying or clamping means therefor
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    • E04H12/12—Structures made of specified materials of concrete or other stone-like material, with or without internal or external reinforcements, e.g. with metal coverings, with permanent form elements
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
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  • the present invention relates to the construction of tower structures and to related apparatus, formwork, methods, procedures and the like applicable thereto.
  • Tower structures can be manufactured by a number of techniques.
  • GB1294842A relates to a method and device for erecting concrete structures.
  • the device comprises shuttering for holding the poured concrete and a supporting assembly, which is attached to the cast portions by frictional gripping action.
  • the use of the device allows the shuttering to be moved upwardly step by step, to effect new pours and increase the height of the tower.
  • US3761551A Disclosed in US3761551A is a method of constructing a chimney and outer structure simultaneously.
  • the document teaches the use of an inner tower, preferably a cylindrical steel smokestack or an elevator shaft, which is used to support the slip forms for the outer structure.
  • an inner tower preferably a cylindrical steel smokestack or an elevator shaft
  • the inner tower and slip forms are either elevated up the inner tower, or the inner tower is hoisted and has segments added to its base.
  • a tower structure of interest to us is one that can be used to support wind turbine nacelles. These generally are of a form with a circular exterior surface when viewed horizontally but with a reduction in the diameter of that circular exterior surface as the tower gets higher.
  • the present invention recognises that there may be instances where a tower made from reinforced concrete may be used as an alternative to structures normally used for such wind turbine towers.
  • the invention may be said to be a collar assembly and related formwork pods for a tower, the tower being formed by progressively higher concrete composition pours into formwork pods , said assembly comprising or including;
  • the jacking arrangement comprises at least one actuator to control movement and relative position between the higher and lower subassembly.
  • the jacking arrangement comprises guides to guide the subassemblies for linear movement relative each other.
  • the higher and lower assemblies are of a trellis or skeletal type form.
  • the higher subassembly comprises an intermediate level.
  • the higher subassembly comprises an intermediate level and the guides attach, locate or seat at the intermediate level as well as the lower subassembly.
  • the guides are a kind selected from one of a rail, track, telescopic arrangement.
  • the guides support the actuator.
  • the higher subassembly comprises a gantry crane.
  • the gantry crane comprises a carriage and rail system.
  • the gantry is at the top of the higher subassembly.
  • the gantry crane can shift formwork laterally from outside the tower footprint to be located above the tower and within its footprint.
  • a nacelle is secured to it as the tower is formed.
  • the present invention may be said to be a method of tower construction where the tower is of or includes peripheral walls of reinforced concrete, said method comprising or including;
  • a nacelle is secured by and carried upwards by the collar assembly as the tower rises.
  • substantially annular horizontal section preferably refers to a hollow section preferably (but not necessarily) having (save for example for any openings or holes through or blind holes in, that may be provided and/or flooring extending relative thereto) a circular or generally circular inner surface and/or a circular or generally circular outer surface, whether of constant thickness or not. It will be appreciated that the surfaces may also be faceted and in cross section be for example hexagonal or other polygonal shape.
  • variable substantially annular horizontal section includes frustoconical forms, parabolic forms (or approximations thereto), whether rectilinear or curved in their divergence and/or convergence (as to wall exterior) as the tower rises.
  • frustoconical refer both to strictly frustoconical forms or trumpet shapes variations thereof which, if not truly annular in section are nonetheless somewhat similar in form (e.g., could be faceted, could be oval, elliptical or the like), or which, if sectioned vertically, may or may not be as regular as for a symmetrical frustoconical form. The term does not require a linearly progressing slope.
  • stage-wise means progressing in stages or in increments. It preferably comprises a pause.
  • reinforced concrete includes at worst concrete with little or no reinforcement but preferably includes at the very least concrete that has been pretensioned, may be capable of being post-tensioned or both (e.g. with steel reinforcement).
  • partially formed tower can include the lower parts of the tower being constructed above and preferably from the foundation thereof or incremented parts thereof above the foundation (e.g. preferably the immediately preceding region moulded by the formwork).
  • the immediately preceding region moulded by the formwork e.g. preferably the immediately preceding region moulded by the formwork.
  • pour includes the concrete matrix as moulded by the formwork irrespective of whether or not there has been a gravity feed or not of the concrete composition into the formwork. Most preferably there is a pumped up feed of a concrete composition into the formwork or concrete may be poured from kips of kibbles that are raised and lowered using for example a winch.
  • the tower structure 1 may be supported by a ground level foundation (not shown).
  • the foundation may be pre-established.
  • the foundation may include a kicker construction forming part of the tower that may or may not be formed using the methods as will herein be described.
  • the present invention may be used in marine applications such as being supported on a seabed based foundation.
  • the tower structure 1 can be used to support a wind turbine nacelle 2.
  • the tower structure 1 may generally be of a form with a circular exterior surface when viewed horizontally but with a reduction in the diameter of that circular exterior surface as the tower gets higher.
  • the tower may be hollow and have an interior surface that is concentric the exterior surface.
  • the tower over at least a substantial part may hence be of a substantially annular horizontal section.
  • the cross sectional profile of the tower defines a circular external surface
  • the external surface may be of other horizontal cross sectional profile.
  • the internal surface may not be circular. They may for example be octagonal or other suitable polygonal form.
  • the tower structure is preferably tall, elongate, hollow and narrowing.
  • the external shape may be frustoconical. It may be frustoconical up to a certain height and cylindrical to the top. Alternative shapes may be or may include a trumpet shaped, parabolic or other.
  • the tower is tubular in horizontal section, tapered in over the height, and wider at the base reducing over height to a smaller diameter at the top.
  • the tower structure is preferably hollow to save on material costs, also allowing optional access via the internal cavity such as to access the nacelle, allow cabling etc to and from the nacelle.
  • the tower structure is formed by on site concrete pouring of tower segments 1A, B,C etc. Concrete is poured into a cavity formed for each segment by formwork.
  • the tower is formed in increments, being a height of one pour or concrete.
  • concrete tower formwork configured to allow stage wise or incremental pouring of concrete to form a tower.
  • the tower hence comprises of segments 1A, 1B, 1C etc, each representing a height of one incremental concrete pour as shown in figure 2 .
  • the process according to the invention can be implemented.
  • the process utilises a machine 3 that is placed/supported at the periphery of the first or lowermost segment of the tower that at that stage in the construction is the upper most segment of the tower.
  • the machine enables a process for the production of cast in-situ reinforced concrete wind turbine towers.
  • the machine provides a collar assembly 4 about the segment and upwardly there from. As will be described later, the machine 3 is able to be jacked up to a higher position to facilitate the next segment of the tower structure 1 to be formed.
  • the machined is adapted to manage this formwork in place atop of the partially constructed tower.
  • the machine is adapted to help lift and lower formwork.
  • the formwork and associated concrete reinforcing is installed in the correct position in relation to the previously poured and cured concrete segment of the tower to form a reinforcing containing cavity to receive a concrete pour. Concrete is poured into the cavity, about the reinforcing.
  • the machine is able to move up to re-position itself to allow new formwork to be managed in place for the next segment of the tower to be created. The process is then repeated and a tower is created. Once a sufficient height of tower is reached the machine 3 can then lower itself in a similar fashion to how it raised, back down to the ground, ready for disassembly and to be moved for the construction of the next tower.
  • the machine 3 as seen in figure 4A-C and 5 comprises a collar assembly 4.
  • the collar assembly 4 is configured to be able to 'crawl' up the periphery of the tower structure 1 as the tower structure 1 is being constructed.
  • the primary purpose of the machine 3 is to facilitate the arrangement of formwork pods 5.
  • these pods preferably comprise of formwork 6 and reinforcing 7, onto the upper most section of the partially erected tower 1-1. It provides support to the formwork pods whilst being managed on top of the partially erected tower and optionally whilst concrete is poured into the formwork and cured.
  • the formwork pods are preassembled and raised, such as by using a winch, from ground level using the machine as seen in figures 4A and 4B .
  • a winch or part of a winch mechanism 8 may be provided either on the top of the machine and may form part of a gantry system 9.
  • the winch is incorporated in the design to be located above the segment of concrete to be poured.
  • the winch can also be used to lower the formwork.
  • a motor with cable drum may form part of the winch, such a motor located at the machine or alternatively at ground level.
  • the winch may also be used to lift and lower kibbles or skips used to deliver concrete to the top of the partially erected tower and/or for supporting a concrete pumping line.
  • Shown in Figure 4A is one winch but it will be appreciated that two or more winches may be mounted at or near the top of the machine. Preferably two winches are provided diametrically opposite. This lets one winch be used for lowering used formwork and the other is raising formwork.
  • the machine comprises the collar assembly 4.
  • the collar assembly has primarily two subassemblies 4a and 4b.
  • the subassembly 4a is the lower subassembly.
  • the subassembly 4b is the higher subassembly.
  • the lower subassembly 4a is provided to be supported by a previously cured lower section of the tower. It preferably locates at such section. As an example shown in figure 4A , the lower subassembly 4a is located with the section 1B of the partially erected tower 1-1.
  • the higher subassembly 4b is provided so as to be able to locate with the next cured segment of the tower for the proposed of facilitating crawling, to help manage the formwork pods and may also support work platforms, stairwells, cranes, winches, jack guides and jack motors as will herein after be described.
  • a jacking arrangement 10 is provided to act between the lower subassembly 4a and upper subassembly 4b.
  • the jacks push off the lower subassembly 4a when the lower subassembly 4a is indexed with the partially erected tower to be able raise the upper subassembly 4b and pull up the lower subassembly 4a when the upper subassembly 4b is indexed with the partially erected tower.
  • the lower assembly 4a (and lower level of the higher subassembly 4b) also comprises mechanisms to slide indexing members or feet 11 in and out of preformed abutments such as slots 12 in the cured concrete.
  • the abutments may be pockets or engagements or holes (through or blind). They may be abutments that project out of the tower instead. A plurality of these may be provided and these may be moulded by the formwork at each segment.
  • the slots 12 are where the collar assembly 4 is primarily supported by the tower and may carry the jacking loads back into the tower.
  • the feet 11 may slide in and out using a variety of actuation means such as hydraulic, air, electric, as well as manual sliding into place.
  • the feet 11 are of a length great enough so that they can extend to reach an aligned slot 12.
  • the feet 11 may extend from a collar 13 of the subassembly to the tower.
  • the collar 13 is of a constant diameter or size to be able to sit about the tower at all increments and the feet are long enough to extend to tower wall to be able to locate with aligned slots.
  • the feet 11 need only extend a short distance to the tower wall from the collar 13. As the tower grows in height, and reduces in diameter, the feet 13 need to be able to extend a greater distance from the collar 13 to the tower wall.
  • the higher subassembly 4b may comprise of multiple levels, these levels performing different jobs.
  • the higher subassembly may have a collar 14 that functions in a similar fashion as the collar 13. It may carry feet, like the feet 11 of the collar 13 to engage in slots of the tower.
  • a lower level of the higher subassembly 4b may also be provided with a platform for handling the formwork pods and other components.
  • the work platform can support and provide workers access adjacent and to the region at where the next section of structure will be formed.
  • a lower level of the higher subassembly 4b may be provided also for jacking purposes.
  • the collar assembly 4 may be modular comprised of parts or segments that facilitate rapid assembly and disassembly as well as providing transportable modules. Preferably there are 8 segments that can easily be transported between sites and assembled onsite to complete the machine ready for use. More or less segments may be used. Quick release pins or bolts may be utilised for the assembly and breakdown of the machine in a rapid fashion.
  • Both collars 13 and 14 may be a trussed formation 17 that when assembled is shaped like a doughnut or collar.
  • a similar top collar 16 may also be provided. It is separated from the other collars by pillars or columns 18 forming part of the upper collar assembly 4b. This top collar may support the winch. The top collar 16 and the collar 14 move together.
  • the feet preferably slide relative the trusses in a radial direction.
  • the feet can slide both ways in a radial direction while engaging with the truss at or near one end as the structural couple and with the tower wall by seating at a slot that has been pre located into the wall at the other end. This allows full support of the machine to be established from at the external sidewall of the tower. And not the top ledge or internal wall. The machine is sufficiently clear of the top ledge, so as to allow the next pod to be placed there at and the next tower segment to be cast on top.
  • the assembled collar assembly 4 may be provided as a skeletal frame and provides where needed, sufficiently large gaps or gates between frame components to allow formwork pods 5 and any other construction components for forming the tower structure to be manoeuvred through.
  • the gates may be of a width and in particular a height so as to allow for a formwork pod to be manoeuvred through such a gate without needing to change its rotational orientation. It merely needs to be translated from external of the upper sub assembly, through the gate to then be positioned above the previously formed segment and then be lowered to be in position ready to receive a concrete pour. Additional manoeuvring by tilting or tipping or twisting the pod should not be necessary by the provision of a gate of a sufficient size in order to manoeuvre the pod into position.
  • the assembly of two pods one on top of each other may involve the assembly of two pods one on top of each other.
  • the capacity of the winch for example may not be sufficient to lift some of the lower and due to the tapering shape, heavier lower pods into position.
  • the construction of the tower may for such lower segments involve the assembly of at least two pods on top of each other to define a void for a single pour of concrete to establish a segment of the tower.
  • the height of a gate is therefore preferably of a size to be able to just accommodate the tallest single pod used for establishing a single segment in a single concrete pour of the concrete tower.
  • the collar assembly 4 may also have many other functions. It may support access platforms and stairways for workers to work, install, assembly, fix, locate and disassemble the formwork, cages, ties and pour concrete.
  • the collar assembly may comprise of cladding around its outer periphery, or at least around the working area to keep elements out. This keeps workers safe and protected, as well as keeping the construction area clear of debris and isolated from the weather. That way, concrete may be poured and cured in all weather conditions. Cladding may take the form of a permanent structure, or a more temporary structure such as plastic wrapping. Cladding is not shown in the figures.
  • the collar assembly 4 may also include an internal platform 15 for accessing the internal side of the interior formwork.
  • This internal platform 15 may in one form suspend from a higher subassembly 4b.
  • the collar assembly 4 is able to crawl up the cured concrete tower to present itself useful to arrange and support the next formwork pod above the previous tower segment. This is facilitated by a jacking arrangement 10.
  • the collar assembly 4 comprises jacks to a) lift the higher subassembly 4b off and away from the indexed lower subassembly 4a and b) raise the lower subassembly 4b up to the indexed higher subassembly 4b. This way the collar assembly 4 can crawl up as the tower is constructed.
  • the sequence being shown in schematic in figures 10 a-d .
  • the jacks may also facilitate a lowering of the collar assembly back towards ground level after the tower has been constructed.
  • the jacking arrangement 10 comprises a plurality of jacks each having an actuation means.
  • the actuation means in a preferred embodiment consist of hydraulic actuators such as hydraulic rams.
  • hydraulic actuators such as hydraulic rams.
  • winches, ratchets, rails, sliders, screw or worm drives etcetera could include winches, ratchets, rails, sliders, screw or worm drives etcetera.
  • the jacking arrangement comprises guides to guide the subassemblies.
  • the guides in the preferred embodiment run from the lower subassembly 4a to the higher subassembly 4b.
  • the guides extend between the collar 13 and collar 14.
  • the jacking arrangement comprises four jacks located symmetrically about the tower. However it is envisaged that there may be less or more jacks depending on design and configuration.
  • the jacks and/or jack guides may be located on any level between higher and lower subassembly. I.e. the jacks can be located on the higher subassembly and push down to push off the indexed lower subassembly. And similarly for when the lower subassembly is unindexed and being raised by the indexed higher subassembly, the jacks can pull the lower subassembly up to be in an indexed location or the jacks can drawn in from the lower subassembly and raise itself (the lower subassembly) up to the higher subassembly.
  • the jacks act on the outside of the tower rather than on the top ledge. They act via the feet 11 that are located with slots presented external of the tower at the external sidewall of the tower. This leaves the top ledge of the tower exposed and free to be engaged by the formwork to form the next tower segment on top of the exposed ledge.
  • the present invention utilises multiple formwork for incremental creation of each segment of the tower construction.
  • the formwork forms the cavity into which concrete can be poured to form the next segment of tower structure on top of the previously cured section of tower structure.
  • the formwork is provided as a pre assembled formwork pod that may include reinforcing and other components that is hoisted from ground level to its required location at the top of the partially erected tower. It may also include post tensioning ducts or other "to be cast in” items.
  • Each formwork pod 5 is of a height sufficient to receive a pour of concrete and is of a geometrical shape of the segment to be poured. Hence multiple formwork pods are required to complete the concrete formation of one complete tower from its base to the top.
  • Each formwork pod may comprise of internal formwork 19 and external formwork 20.
  • the internal formwork comprises of two formwork sections 19a and 19b able to connect together as seen in figure 5 .
  • the external formwork may likewise comprise of two formwork sections 20a and 20b able to connect together at a connection region 21.
  • each section is formed using interior and exterior formwork for that section.
  • the interior formwork may remain the same whilst the exterior formwork is interchanged as each level is constructed.
  • the external formwork 19 forms the outer layer of the cavity, to in turn form a section of the external surface of the tower.
  • the internal formwork 20 forms the inner layer of the cavity, to in turn form a section of the inner surface of the tower.
  • the exterior and interior formwork are preferably each comprised of at least two removably engageable sections.
  • each section is preferably semicircular in horizontal section.
  • the method used to connect formwork sections is a removable method to allow the formwork arrangement to be easily struck and disassembled once the concrete has been substantially cured.
  • Methods could involve nuts and bolts, welding (and consequently cutting), riveting, hooking, strapping or methods described in ties, hoops extending about the external formwork and struts spanning across the gap formed by the internal formwork.
  • Temporary methods of holding the sections in place may be used until a substantial system in put in place to lock the sections together.
  • pre assembled formwork pods that comprise of formwork and reinforcing and any other duct work or items that are to be cast into the concrete, are lifted from ground level into place. It is envisaged that assembly may, but undesirably occur at the top of the partially created tower.
  • the formwork After each pour has set/cured the formwork is struck and removed and lowered to the ground.
  • the formwork can be removed after the concrete has cured and before the new formwork is raised, or the old formwork can be lowered whilst the new formwork pod is put in place.
  • struck formwork that has been cleared from the new tower segment 22 is, in a condition secured to the higher subassembly 4b, able to travel up with the higher subassembly 4b as it jacks off the lower subassembly 4a.
  • the simultaneous crawling up of the machine to set is self up for the next segment to be created and the lifting of the struck formwork is an efficient manner to get the used formwork clear of the segment it has just formed and in a condition to then lend itself to being lower to the ground.
  • formwork segments Before being lowered, formwork segments may be reassembled, at least in partial manner, to be lowered as one or a few units. Winches and/or overhead grantry will help move the formwork horizontally and clear of the line of the machine and/or tower structure below before being lowered to the ground.
  • Alternative lifting/lowering methods can be used such as a separate crane.
  • the formwork can be made ready for its next use, such as to create the next wind turbine tower at a wind farm, including loading/incorporating with it reinforcing and any other desired components. It is then ready to be delivered to the next site for creating a segment of another tower to be constructed.
  • Spreading/ collapsing and/or expansion/contraction of the formwork sections relative about the radial axis due to hydrostatic wet concrete pressured can be restricted by a plurality of ties 60 located at intervals between the interior and exterior formwork.
  • the ties 60 used may comprise of a nut and bolt arrangement 61.
  • a bolt may span the width of the cavity between the internal and external formwork, and a nut fastens the bolt in place to thereby help prevent the internal and external formwork from separating.
  • the bolt passes through a hole in both the inner and out formwork.
  • sleeves 63 run between the two corresponding holes, these sleeves do not allow concrete through.
  • the bolt can then run through the hole, sleeve, hole without being in contact with the interior of the mould as shown in figure 5 .
  • the sleeves are plastic, but other compositions such as metal are possible.
  • hoops can be place about the outer formwork to constrain the outer formwork. Hoops may be place over top of the periphery or installed in sections.
  • a strut arrangement may be placed in the internal section of the mould to prevent the inner formwork from collapsing inwards.
  • the formwork preferably laps with the upper regions of the previously formed segment and the then upper most section of the tower structure.
  • the upper edge 80 forms part of the cavity wall of the cavity 82 between the interior and exterior formwork.
  • reinforcing 7 is introduced with the formwork defined cavity for concrete to set about.
  • Reinforcing 7 can be introduced in a multitude of ways. The reinforcing may be set in place before or after one of both of the interior and exterior formwork is put in place.
  • Reinforcing 7 is preferably assembled with the formwork in a prefabricated manner be carried by one or both of the interior and exterior formwork.
  • the reinforcing is in the form of or can be assembled to a shaped cage.
  • the interior and exterior reinforcing cages are for concrete reinforcing near the inner and outer surface of the tower wall respectively.
  • the cages are designed to be taller than the pour height of the concrete, so a distance of cage (eg tail ends or rebar) sticks out the top of the poured concrete as seen in figure 6 . This region of cage is then integrated into the next pour, and so forth, so all layers share at least a part of the lower layers cage.
  • tie rods may be used between segments as an example.
  • Concrete is delivered via a concrete pump up the tower and into the cavity defined by the formwork.
  • a typical curing time for concrete is ⁇ 24hours before the next layer can be formed on top.
  • a nacelle in the construction of the tower as herein described, may be supported by the machine of the present invention and travel up with the machine as the tower is constructed. It is preferably supported in an manner to be located above the tower being constructed. It may be bolted, suspended, hoisted or otherwise secured to the machine. As seen in figure 8 , is can be located on top of the machine.
  • This approach to getting a nacelle to the top of the tower allows for the nacelle to be loaded onto the machine at a relatively low height, therefore not requiring a tall crane to subsequently lift the nacelle to the top of the tower.
  • the nacelle can then be secured to the top of the concrete tower in its final location.
  • the machine may appropriately support the nacelle in a manner to keep it out of the way of the tower construction process yet provide the nacelle at the top of the construction once the tower has been fully constructed without the need to use a tall crane to get the nacelle to the top.
  • the nacelle may be lowered by or with the machine after the tower has reached is full height and lowered onto the tower.
  • the nacelle is preferably supported by the machine whilst the tower is being constructed, to be in vertical alignment with its mount(s) at where it will be secured to the tower. This allows for the nacelle to be dropped down onto its mount(s) without the need for any further orientation being required.
  • a machine as herein described or any other construction-like platform, rig, gantry, or similar that travels up with and is fully supported vertically by the tower as it's constructed and supporting a nacelle may be used for constructing a concrete tower such as herein described by the use of formwork pods or by other construction techniques. It is envisaged for example that that a tower constructed by using a tower supported crane to lift pre-cast concrete sections up (rather than casting in situe) may utilise the crane structure to carry a nacelle as the tower grows in height.
  • bracing guidance or support may need to be provided to the formwork being raised and lowered adjacent the tower.
  • Such bracing or support is there to prevent the formwork from adversely swinging due to the effects of wind.
  • these towers will naturally be built in windy conditions.
  • bracing may be used to support items (i.e. pods) as they are raised as shown in Figures 11 and 12 .
  • the frame is able to control the positioning of a pod, or other item as it is raised or lowered up or down the tower, with respect to the tower.
  • the frame will react the wind load against the tower wall and prevent the pod from moving in an uncontrolled manner.
  • the frame in one embodiment may be off constructed of two periphery frames.
  • the first frame 97 will be around the tower 1 and provide a support for a secondary frame 96 which will contain the pod 98 or other item to be raised or lowered.
  • the secondary frame 96 comprises buffers or other means to prevent the pods or other item to be raised or lowered from having too much uncontrollable movement within the secondary frame 96.
  • the first frame 97 comprises bracing to keep the first frame 97 centred and biased to prevent movement with respect to tower 1.
  • a rail type arrangement is an example of one form of bracing that may be used for items being lifted and lowered adjacent the tower.
  • the rail type arrangement may be simple protrusions 90 to form a channel on the periphery of the tower or they may be in the form of a slots, recesses or grooves 90 in wall face of the tower. Wheels, rollers or sliding systems 92 may be used to slide or rotate within these protrusions 90 or grooves 91.
  • the sliding system 92 needs to be able to follow the reducing the diameter of the tower as the first frame 97 travels up the tower 1 (or increasing diameter as the frame travels down the tower). As such the sliding systems 92 are located on extendable / retractable arms 93 which are biased towards the periphery of the tower 1. These arms 93 must be able to withstand the wind pressure 94 without being significantly moved.
  • the biasing action or force may be maintained by a biasing mechanism 99 which can use actions or mechanisms known in the art for biasing such as spring pressure, gravity balances, electronic positional control or mechanical systems.
  • the concrete tower structure is constructed in increments by setting up formwork pods and filling the formwork with wet concrete to a prescribed height.
  • the formwork is then struck and removed and the process is then repeating after the machine has reset itself for use relative the previously poured section until the final tower wall height is reached.
  • the basic sequence of constructing a tower, following the establishing of a foundation may in one form be as follows:
  • Raising the collar assembly is preferable done as follows and with reference to figures 10a-10d :
  • the machine climbs down the tower by the reverse sequence of climbing up and by using the existing slots in the external surface of the tower.

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